Gavin Newsom just added $324,000 to every new house in California.

Factcheck:
No, not exactly. AB 130 (signed by Newsom June 30, 2025) has Section 58 allowing developers to mitigate VMT/CEQA impacts by paying into a fund for transit-oriented affordable housing projects.

Critics (like CARE About Housing) estimate this *could* add up to ~$16k/year or $324k over 20 years per unit in high-VMT areas—but it’s not a flat “$324k tax” on every new house. It’s optional mitigation, project-specific, and the bill also streamlines approvals and cuts some barriers.

The viral framing exaggerates it as a universal cost hike.

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